With climate change accelerating, it has never been more important to focus on solutions that can mitigate CO2 emissions. Steel production contributes to around 7-9% of the global CO2 emissions, heavy-duty vehicle road transport corresponds to around 5%, and the potential for energy efficiency solutions is significant. The industry needs to shift towards sustainable solutions to stay competitive, but no company can do this alone. The whole ecosystem needs to transform. One key element to be successful is close cooperation with customers down the value chain, and there is customer demand.

In this session, we will discuss how customer demand can drive innovation and investments, and what prerequisites, such as standards, might be needed.

This session will be divided into two sub-sessions:

Panel 1 – Enabling Low-Emission Steel through Customer Demand

• Martin Pei – Executive Vice President & Chief Technical Officer at SSAB
• Anna Celsing Klingberg – Chief Sustainability Officer at Alfa Laval
• James Schofield – Deputy Director of the Industrial Transition Accelerator

Panel 2 – Customer Cooperation for Innovation

• Fredrik Nilzén – Head of Sustainability at Scania
• Sriram Rajagopal – Head of Climate and Air Quality at Inter Ikea Group
• Morten Bo Christiansen – Senior Vice President, Head of Energy Transition at Maersk

Moderator:

Emma Modéer Wiking – Global Head of International Sustainable Business at Business Sweden

Watch the session live from the Swedish Pavilion